[Coral-List] Lionfish in the Atlantic
delbeek at waquarium.org
delbeek at waquarium.org
Tue Feb 19 20:10:19 EST 2008
Todd Barber-Clear <reefball at reefball.com> said:
> Hi JC,
>
> For what it is worth, I recall seeing a review of a scientific publication
> in Science News a while back that genetic information had indeed been
> collected and it was determined the Lionfish (in NC and Bahamas) were from a
> single mother....therefore pointing a likely introduction source as an
> aquarium release.
>
> I believe the conclusion was that the release must have been in NC and not
> Miami as originally thought. I would suggest a literature search and review
> of the original article.
>
> There has been rumor here in NC that the original release was from a dive
> shop employee trying to make an exciting dive destination (this may be only
> urban legend).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Todd R. Barber
> Chairman, Reef Ball Foundation
> 252-353-9094
Thanks Todd, its still hard to accept that what has transpired was the result
of a single individual ... I mean ... why haven't they over run their natural
habitat if they are that fecund?? Odd.
Aloha!
--
J. Charles Delbeek
Aquarium Biologist III
Waikiki Aquarium
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